The Hourglass Bearer
Shiwei has watched over time itself, a warden of eternity with no past, no future-only the present stretching endlessly before him. When he grants a mortal, Horace, the power to rewrite time, he expects nothing more than a testament to humanity's greed. Yet, Horace defies his expectations, using his gift not for power, but for love-again and again, sacrificing everything for Yue.
Curious. Envious. Intrigued.
For the first time, Shiwei questions his own existence. If he were human, could he love as fiercely as Horace? Could he defy fate for someone the way Horace did?
Determined to find out, Shiwei descends to the human world, disguising himself as one of them. But as he walks among mortals, observing their struggles, their fleeting joys, and their fragile connections, he finds himself drawn to one person in particular-Akari, a girl who embodies the beauty of an ordinary life.